Twelve persons are suspected of having stolen money from people’s credit cards. Two of the suspects, who are allegedly the organizers, are serving time in jail, while another suspect holds an administrative post at a penitentiary in Moldova, IPN reports.
The Chisinau Police Division said the suspects since 2020 until present supposedly stole 701,900 lei from credit cards in 150 episodes. A part of the money was used to develop and maintain the criminal group.
The suspects are aged between 20 and 45 and are from different districts of the country. They were all remanded in custody for 72 hours and face a maximum prison term of eight years.
The National Administration of Penitentiaries hasn’t yet reacted to the announcement of the police.
The National Bank of Moldova warns that any information on bank cards is private and should not be disclosed to anyone, not even to bank representatives. To prevent fraud situations, one should activate the option of setting value limits for transactions made with the card. The limit represents the maximum value of transactions or a maximum number of operations that can be carried out daily/weekly/for a certain period, from the payment account attached the card.
